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Troy College and University Demographics

The 4 colleges and universities in Troy offer 206 degree and certificate programs in fields ranging from child care and support services management to electrical and electronic engineering technologies/technicians, other to geology/earth science, general.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the top-ranked school in Troy. It was ranked 21st in the nation in 2010. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a student population of approximately 6,901.
The most popular course of study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is Engineering.

Tuition

Average tuition for students at Troy colleges and universities is $18,170 per year.
In Troy, tuition rates can vary from $40,680 per year to $4,150 per year. The school charging the highest tuition rates is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, while the school with the lowest tuition rates is Hudson Valley Community College.

Financial Aid

In 2008, $22,021,261 of the total $22,395,918 in financial aid received by Troy students was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships.
Hudson Valley Community College gave its students $11,050,450 in institutional financial aid. This was the highest amount of financial aid given by any Troy school.

Troy Student Demographics

In 2010, there were 21,055 students enrolled in colleges and universities in the city of Troy. This is 2% of the total number of students enrolled in colleges throughout the state of New York.
With 13,320 students, Hudson Valley Community College had the highest total student enrollment in Troy. On the other hand, with only 85 students, Rensselaer BOCES-School of Practical Nursing had the lowest enrollment in the city.

Graduation and Retention Rates

Approximately 78% of students who enroll as first year students at Troy schools return to complete their second year.
Approximately 69% of students eventually graduate.
The Troy college with the highest graduation rate is Rensselaer BOCES-School of Practical Nursing, which has a graduation rate of 94%. The Troy college with the lowest graduation rate is Hudson Valley Community College, which has a graduation rate of 28%.

Diversity

Approximately 46% of students enrolled in Troy schools are female.
The ratio of Troy students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old is 81 to 100.
For every 100 Troy college students, 19 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009.
The Troy school with the highest percentage of minority students was Rensselaer BOCES-School of Practical Nursing, with 45% of students identifying themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background.

Troy Faculty Demographics

As of 2010, there were a total of 753 faculty employed by Troy colleges and universities.
Of these faculty members, 54% were female and 14% were from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds.

The average faculty to student ratio for Troy schools was 1 to 34 in 2009.
Yeshiva Derech Chaim had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Troy.